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Adaptive Digital Curricula Lagging in Science, Social Studies

Written by Michelle R. Davis | Jan 11, 2016 11:01:00 PM

Educators have much to choose from when they're looking for adaptive digital curricula to personalize learning for math or English/language arts. But those who want high-quality, adaptive offerings for science and social studies have a limited menu of options. Those educators are increasingly searching for curricula that will allow them to personalize the learning experience for students and collect highly relevant data without having to build it from scratch themselves.

"There are some programs and software out there, but in general, nobody is addressing science and social studies," said Kwame Carr, the area executive director of schools for the 25,500-student Douglas County school system in Georgia. Educators "are at a loss now. They're scrambling."

 

Article originally appeared on Edweek. Read the full article here.